Around £3,000,000 A successful contemporary country house has to understand its surroundings and the history of the site. This architect-designed house in Berkshire sits right on the River Thames. It's a clever twist on the traditional boat house. The cedar wood cladding draws parallels with the woods and the combination of a pitched and flat roof makes for a striking roof line.
The interior is open plan living at its best with double height ceilings and a gallery leading to the six bedrooms. A high spec property like this would cost you just under £3,000,000.
£925,000 £925,000 could buy this 1950s architect-designed five bedroom house in Bedfordshire. The flat roof, white render and bricks combined with the large glass windows give this property a definite American retro feel. You may want to update the interior but there’s certainly nothing wrong with the view.
£3,000,000 Getting anything built in the countryside is almost a miracle but this plot in Kent has planning permission for this cutting edge contemporary country house. Planning was granted on the basis that the design should be truly outstanding, significantly enhancing the immediate setting. And it has to be green too. This project ticks all of those boxes.
Eventually the house will boast six bedrooms, pool, gym and cinema. The entire estate is over 55 acres with a thatched barn, outbuildings, cattle lodge and garden cottage. An estate like this with planning permission to build something truly unique would cost you £3,000,000.
£1,450,000 This modern country house in Humberside is truly contemporary inside and out. Glass has been used for the large windows to bring the outdoors in, and up the stairs to give the rooms an even more open plan, airy feel. A property like this with five bedrooms, sauna and jacuzzi would cost you £1,450,000.
£1,250,000 And £1,250,000 could buy you this contemporary five bedroom house in Sevenoaks. It’s built deep in greenbelt and the planners only granted planning permission on the proviso that the house would not be visible from the road. So the architects dug down with great effect.
